Agriculture

The interwar period has left a deep impression on later generations. This was an age of crises where representative democracy, itself a relatively recent political invention, seemed unable to cope with the challenges that confronted it. Against the...

This collection of essays treats a topic that has scarcely been approached in the literature on Hebrew and Hebraism in the early modern period. In the seventeenth century, Christians, especially Protestants, studied the Mishnah alongside a host of Jewish...

Respect plays a prominent role in contemporary moral philosophy, as well as our every-day moral thought. Ordinary discussion about morality is often framed in terms of demands for respect or complaints about being disrespected, yet basic questions about...

for SATB unaccompanied This uplifting anthem sets the Invocation text from Carmina Gadelica. McDowall's beautiful melodies flow and intertwine, decorated by scotch snaps that reflect the text's origin. Suitable for services or concerts. Also published...

Gender, Performance, and Authorship at the Abbey Theatre argues for a reconsideration of authorship at the Abbey Theatre. The actresses who performed the key roles at the Abbey contributed original ideas, language, stage directions, and revisions to the...

On Arid Ground focuses on the relationships between empire and environment in Central Asia, using environmental history to examine the practice of Russian imperialism in Turkestan at the end of empire, from the 1860s until 1916. It reveals for the first...

Moral systems, like normative systems more broadly, involve complex mental representations. Rational Rules proposes that moral learning can be understood in terms of general-purpose rational learning procedures. Nichols argues that statistical learning...

Most food and fiber crops are produced from seed. This means that the world's population is dependent on annual seed production for its food supply. Vegetable seed production is much different and more challenging than production of grain crops. This...

Since 1944, the National Research Council has published 10 editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. This reference has guided nutritionists and other professionals in academia and the swine and feed industries in developing and implementing...

This essential handbook for advanced student and practising plant pathologists has been thoroughly reorganised and updated since publication of the second edition in 1983. New features include the rearrangement of topics to facilitate use, and 44 short...

Our understanding of the historical ecology of European forests has been transformed in the last twenty years. Bringing together key findings from across the continent, Europe's Changing Woods and Forests: From Wildwood to Managed Landscapes provides a...

Better Farm Accounting has been an agricultural institution since its initial publication in 1946. This inexpensive, easy-to-use book has served as a practical aid to agricultural producers for generations. The new edition will include updated headings...

The Brassica genus contains diverse and economically important species and crops, for example, Brassica oleracea including cauliflower to kohlrabi, B.rapa including pak choi to mizuna, and aquatic crucifers such as watercress. These provide humankind...

Including information on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and goats, and exotics like bison, rabbits, elk, and deer How can anyone from a backyard hobbyist to a large-scale rancher go about raising and selling ethically produced meats directly to...

Primary Agriculture is an integral part of the school curriculum in most countries of the Caribbean. This revised edition of the Caribbean Primary Agriculture series provides technological updating of the various units and topics which are...

Planted forests, although only seven per cent of the world's forest resources, have superseded naturally regenerating forests as the principal source of industrial wood products. Lessening the pressure for wood production, tree planting has released...

Drawing on the latest research in archaeozoology, archaeology, and molecular biology, Animals as Domesticates traces the history of the domestication of animals around the world. From the llamas of South America and the turkeys of North America, to the...

2003 - Julian Steward Award - Anthropology & Environment Section, American Anthropological Association2002 - A CHOICE Outstanding Academic BookHow Zapotec agricultural and dietary theories and practices constitute a valid local science. Zapotec farmers...

Forest management auditing is expanding from its traditional focus on forest management, stewardship and Chain of Custody certification to more innovative topics such as ecosystem services, forest carbon credits, Non-Wood Forest Products, wood energy and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800621435Author Lewis H ZiskaFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint CABI PublishingPublisher CABI PublishingWeight(grams) 953g

The production of Agaricus bisporus is a major, world-wide, highly mechanized process. Healthy crops are essential if yields, quality and profitability are to be maintained. Pests and diseases are a major cause of crop losses and this book covers their...

Written by one of America's preeminent labor historians, this book is the definitive account of one of the most spectacular, captivating, complex and strangely neglected stories in Western history-the emergence of migratory farmworkers and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334036Author Una Flora CochraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 180gDimensions(mm)...

An outstanding and currently the only comprehensive handbook for the coffee-professional. 40 authors from the leading coffee-growing countries present the most recent technologies applied to coffee husbandry. The book features 900 carefully selected...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922435668Author Michael BartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Book Bound StudiosPublisher Book Bound StudiosWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788863881967Author Ludovico EinaudiPage Count 52Imprint Volonte & Co.Publisher Volonte & Co.Weight(grams) 223g

Underwater Archaeology: The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive summary of the archaeological process as applied in an underwater context. Long awaited second edition of what is popularly referred to as the NAS HandbookProvides...

Applied Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology: Distribution, Abundance, Species Richness offers a new synthesis of the state-of-the-art of hierarchical models for plant and animal distribution, abundance, and community characteristics such as species richness...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912271504Author Tricia NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Northern Bee BooksPublisher Northern Bee BooksWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 244mm *...

PERCEPTIVE SOLUTIONS for those who want to know how NUTRITIOUS FOOD can be grown. Practical SURVIVAL guide for FARMERS to show them how to meet the needs that CONSUMERS are requesting! WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE EARTH IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS AND IS GOOD FOR THE...

With extensive research, real-world examples, and hands-on applications, this go-to guide offers a comprehensive look at the principles and practices of biochar-and all of its world-changing uses. Like many human discoveries, biochar has likely been...

In the vein of Mark Kurlansky's bestselling Salt and Cod, a gripping chronicle of the myth, mystery, and uncertain fate of the world's most popular fruit In this fascinating and surprising exploration of the banana's history, cultural significance, and...

With delightful photographs, Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. Following their progress from day to day and week to week,...

Authored by a renowned animal scientist with a peerless reputation in organic livestock nutrition, A Practical Guide to the Feeding of Organic Farm Animals aims to translate the science of feeding organic livestock and distil it into practical guidance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910148037Author Graham DexterFormat PaperbackPage Count 101Imprint LALaSPublisher LALaSWeight(grams) 200g

With hardly a day without a water-crisis story somewhere, Let There Be Water offers prescriptions on how countries, cities, and businesses can avoid the worst of it. With sixty percent of the country in a desert and despite a rapidly growing population,...

When he landed in Normandy on June 7, 1944, Ernie Pyle was the best (Pulitzer Prize) and most popular American war correspondent. Pyle owes this popularity to the fact that he tells simply and with a lot of empathy, the stories of the common soldiers. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788437608808Format PaperbackImprint Ediciones Catedra S.A.Publisher Ediciones Catedra S.A.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582434841Author Wendell BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint CounterpointPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 126mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849025140Author Sir Albert HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm)...